The Royal Standard — Restaurant in London

🚇 Colliers Wood 🍺 £3.85 Carlsberg

This pub is located in Colliers Wood, Southwest London. The nearest Tube is Colliers Wood, which is just across the road.

This pub was originally built in 1881 and was once a Charrington’s house. It was rebuilt during the interwar years, which saw the addition of a striking ‘Royal Standard’ crest above the right-hand side entrance.

The decor is traditional with a bright, homely feel. A central mahogany servery dominates the bar area, with a carpeted area to the left with tables, chairs, and a drinking ledge. In front of the bar there’s a narrow strip with stools if you fancy propping up the bar, while the right-hand side is more spacious, with plenty of seating and a snug tucked into the corner. The green and cream walls are decorated with a mix of prints, promos, and classic Guinness signage. There are a few TVs showing sport, a jukebox, and some fruit machines. Out back is a tidy partially covered beer garden with heaters, and there’s also seating out front. The whole pub was immaculately clean.

The beer selection was a familiar line-up of keg favourites, plus one cask ale. I kept it simple and went for a Carlsberg — my pint was excellent and cost less than four quid! This is a wet-led pub, so no food is served, but there’s a variety of bar snacks if you’re peckish.

We arrived at 11am on an overcast and humid Saturday morning in June. There were a few punters in attendance, a couple sat on the left and three locals sat in the beer garden. The atmosphere was welcoming, so we pulled up a couple of stools to enjoy our pints. We were served by a lovely friendly Lady who was chatting to us about the pub and some other London pubs she has worked at.

This was the first pub we visited on our Colliers Wood crawl, and we loved it so much we could’ve stayed all day. You can tell there’s a lot of love put into this place — from the colourful exterior and well-kept interior to the regular entertainment and sensibly priced pints. This is a terrific pub, a must-visit if you’re in the area.

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📅 28th June 2025

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This is a great friendly locaals pub with horseracing and football shown among other sports on multiple TV they even have a couple in thevlarge beer garden. They usually have 2 real ales on and a great selection of decent lager aand ciderAll round just a great pub. They don't do food but you can order a pizza delivered from next door and it is a bit cheaper than going into a shop and the look a very good. All round a great local pub and definitely...

Run down looking pub opposite Colliers Wood underground. Staff are pretty friendly and serve quickly enough. A few sports screens dotted about indoors. Good garden area. You need it to be a good day so you can sit outside because this is a pub full of smelly old men. Has that old people home urine smell to it as soon as you walk in. Sure it’s a locals pub but can’t escape the problem...